8508761

Printing Apparatus Executing a Print Operation Based on Print Data and a Setting Screen and Method

PublishedAugust 13, 2013
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Patent Claims
18 claims

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1. A printing apparatus, comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction for setting a print setting; a display unit configured to display a setting screen where the print setting is set based on the instruction received by the receiving unit; a printing unit configured to execute a print operation based on print data and the print setting; a control unit configured to control the display unit to display a default screen in a case where an operation is not received over a predetermined time; and a stop instruction receiving unit configured to receive a stop instruction for stopping the print operation, wherein the control unit is configured to control the display unit to display, in accordance with receiving the stop instruction, a setting screen where the print setting for the print operation is set and which is for receiving a further instruction for setting a print setting for the print operation, and then control the display unit to display the setting screen where the print setting for the print operation is set and which is for receiving the further instruction, instead of displaying the default screen, in a case where the operation is not received over the predetermined time.

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2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit displays a screen so that a user can identify the screen either as the setting screen where the print setting is set or as the default screen.

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3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a storing control unit configured to relate the print setting to history information and causes a memory unit to store the print setting and the history information.

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4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the storing control unit relates the print setting and the print data to the history information, and causes the memory unit to store the history information, the print setting, and the print data.

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5. The printing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the printing unit executes a print operation based on the print setting and the print data stored in the memory unit.

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6. The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the storing control unit causes the memory unit to store the history information and the print setting stored in the memory unit for each user.

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7. The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display, based on an instruction from a user, a setting screen where the print setting stored in the memory unit is set.

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8. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, after the stop instruction is received, the printing unit executes the print operation based on the print data and the print setting which is set based on the further received instruction.

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9. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a default print setting is set on the default screen.

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10. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the stop instruction receiving unit receives, as the stop instruction, one of a first stop instruction for stopping the print operation and inheriting the print setting and a second stop instruction for stopping the print operation without inheriting the print setting, when the first stop instruction is received, the control unit controls the display unit to display the setting screen instead of displaying the default screen even in a case where the operation is not received over the predetermined time, when the second stop instruction is received, the control unit controls the display unit to display the default screen in a case where the operation is not received over the predetermined time.

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11. A method used by a printing apparatus, comprising: receiving an instruction for setting a print setting; displaying the print setting set based on the received instruction on a display unit; executing a print operation based on print data and the print setting; controlling the display unit to display a default screen in a case where an operation is not received over a predetermined time; receiving a stop instruction for stopping the print operation; and controlling the display unit to display, in accordance with receiving the stop instruction, a setting screen where the print setting for the print operation is set and which is for receiving a further instruction for setting a print setting for the print operation, and then controlling the display unit to display the setting screen where the print setting for the print operation is set and which is for receiving the further instruction, instead of displaying the default screen, in a case where the operation is not received over the predetermined time.

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12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the setting screen is displayed on the display unit so that a user can identify the screen either as the setting screen where the print setting is set or as the default screen.

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13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the print setting is related to history information, and the print setting and the history information are stored in a memory unit.

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14. The control method according to claim 13 , wherein the print setting and print data are related to the history information, and the history information, the print setting, and the print data are stored in the memory unit.

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15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising: executing a print operation based on the print setting and the print data stored in the memory unit.

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16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the history information and the print setting stored in the memory unit is stored for each user.

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17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein a setting screen where the print setting stored in the memory unit is set can be displayed by the display unit based on an instruction transmitted from the user.

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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions causing an apparatus to perform the method of claim 11 .

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August 13, 2013

Inventors

Satoshi Hirakawa

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